Ryan Thomas has split from his girlfriend Amy Jackson after a series of rows

The 30-year-old 'Coronation Street' star - who met Amy Jackson in 2010 as he judged the Miss England contest in which she was competing - has split from the brunette beauty, 23, following a series of arguments.

It is thought the couple had been rowing over their busy work schedules and their seven year age gap in the weeks before the break-up.

A source told The Sun newspaper:"Things suddenly started to go wrong between them in the past few weeks. It was to do with their busy work schedules - they hardly saw each other.

"Amy is also quite a bit younger then Ryan and maybe wasn't ready for a serious relationship."

The father of one - who plays Jason Grimshaw on the ITV soap - is said to have been left "heartbroken" following the split but is hoping to meet up with Amy to discuss the possibility of a reconciliation in the future.

The source said: "Ryan seemed really in love with her. Now he's heartbroken.

"It came to an end very quickly and they have been trying to arrange to meet up to discuss what went wrong.

"They've argued a lot but hopefully after their meeting things will be sorted out."